Stocks had a roller coaster ride last week, in a battle between the bulls and the bears. The late day declines on Wednesday and Thursday had the stock market bears looking for a weak Friday close. Instead stocks rallied to close the week higher. What does this mean for the bullish case?

The 3.9% drop in the S&P 500 last week with all eleven sectors declining has some investors on edge. Is this the start of something much, much bigger that puts the market on "thin ice" and should you be worried?

From Chris Ciovacco: A common bearish argument making the rounds over the past year goes something like this: “Stocks have been rising for over eight years; they can’t keep going up.” As shown in the NYSE Composite chart below, stocks rallied… Read more ›

With 59.5% of AAII individual investors now bullish and no bears in sight does that mean you should change your strategy? A technical look at the market shares the signs you should watch for when the market is ready for a rest.

The volatile week in the stock market was followed by the overnight passage of the Trump tax bill. The sharp drop Friday on news of the Flynn guilty plea took the S&P 500 from up 0.11% to down 1.59% very quickly. Did this change the outlook from the weekly or daily A/D lines?

The stock market’s strong gains over the past few weeks may have convinced some sidelined investors to finally get into the stock market but does history indicate they should be following the forecasts of Wall Street strategist?

The strong gain in the Nasdaq 100 last week has turned many on Wall Street even more bullish. The raising of some upside targets for the S&P 500 after such a prolonged rally is often a reason for concern. Watch the market internals each day and here is what to look for ....

The stock markets were strong again in October and with more signs of a strong economy they may be even more bullish because of the historically strong performance of the stock market in November. But when was the last time stocks corrected significantly in November and what were the warning signs?

The budget vote lit the market's fuse on Friday as the Dow closed the week at overbought levels rarely seen in the past ten years. Some traders think the market is "different now" but is that really the case? Any warning signs from the market internals?

Last week the story was again the small cap stocks and looking back at the last seventeen years of market history there are two periods that I will focus on where the small cap Russell 2000 significantly beat the S&P 500. What does this mean for the current rally?

Many investors believe the popular misconception that higher rates are immediately bad for stocks. Would most investors change their outlook if they were aware of how long it took in a raising rate cycle before stocks and the economy reacted?

The stock market looked like it was going to resume its decline Wednesday but the selling was met with good buying that may have been nervous short covering. The small caps have had an adequate correction in terns of price and time but what does that mean for the other key market averages?

The sharp decline last Thursday was blamed on rumors of another White House resignation but the technical studies had warned of such a drop early in the week. The lack of additional selling on Friday is keeping many complacent but are there really any signs the correction is ending?

In my experience when the market has a prolonged rally that most are not expecting a correction often goes through several phases. Some buy too early and then are stopped . In today's article Tom will tell you the signs he is looking for from the A/D line analysis